1653 HCU- Heavy Conversion Unit (RAF) -

The Heavy Conversion Unit (HCU) trained bomber crews who had finished an Operational Training Unit to fly the four-engined heavy bombers (Stirling, Halifax and Lancaster) before they joined a squadron.

Unit Accident Records: 1653 HCU 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF ()

No Crash Cards Found


Unit Casualtues: 1653 HCU 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (13)

1942-August-05
Killed in Action
Liberator Mk. II AL588
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
1944-January-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling Mk. III BF525
Melville, Saskatchewan
1944-January-14
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling Mk. III BF525
Innerkip, Ontario
1944-January-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling LJ455
Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
1944-September-12
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling Mk. lll LK499
Toronto, Ontario
1944-September-12
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling Mk. lll LK499
Fort William, Ontario
1944-November-03
Killed in Flying Accident
Stirling LJ444
Winnipeg, Manitoba
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
Moncton, New Brunswick
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
Enid, Saskatchewan
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
St John, New Brunswick
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
Battrum, Saskatchewan
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
Vancouver, British Columbia
1945-April-28
Killed in Flying Accident
Lancaster Mk.I/III LM719
Willows, California, USA (parents)